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Kyle Cheney: Trump has nominated Stan WOODWARD to the #3 job at DOJ.
Kyle Cheney
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
President Trump has nominated Stan WOODWARD to the #3 job at DOJ.
Woodward was Trump aide Walt Nauta's attorney and has repped, at different times: Dan Scavino, Kash Patel, Peter Navarro, Scott Perry, and many Jan. 6 defendants (Ryan Samsel, Kelly Meggs, Federico Klein etc.)
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
President Trump has nominated Stan WOODWARD to the #3 job at DOJ.
Woodward was Trump aide Walt Nauta's attorney and has repped, at different times: Dan Scavino, Kash Patel, Peter Navarro, Scott Perry, and many Jan. 6 defendants (Ryan Samsel, Kelly Meggs, Federico Klein etc.)
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lltywuplbp24
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Lawyer for Many in Trump’s Orbit Is Picked for No. 3 Post at Justice Dept.
If confirmed, Stanley Woodward would join a number of other former lawyers for President Trump who have been selected to key law enforcement positions.
Stanley Woodward represented Walt Nauta, an aide for President Trump who was charged alongside him in the classified documents case.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York Times
Devlin Barrett
By Devlin Barrett
Reporting from Washington
April 2, 2025
The Trump administration said on Wednesday that the president had chosen Stanley Woodward Jr., who has defended several key figures in his orbit, for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department.
Since January, Mr. Woodward has served as a lawyer at the White House, a reflection of the trust he developed in President Trump’s inner circle during a tumultuous period in 2022 and 2023 when Mr. Trump faced multiple criminal investigations and prosecutions. He rose to prominence representing Mr. Trump’s personal aide in the investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office.
If the Senate confirms him as associate attorney general, Mr. Woodward will oversee a number of important parts of the department, including civil litigation, civil rights, antitrust, tax and environmental work. Historically, the associate attorney general also plays a major role in formulating department policy and coordinating with the White House. He would also become the department’s chief officer overseeing lawsuits involving the Freedom of Information Act.
Mr. Woodward would join a department already dominated by senior officials who previously served as lawyers for Mr. Trump, including Attorney General Pam Bondi; the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche; and the principal associate deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III. D. John Sauer, who represented Mr. Trump before the Supreme Court, is poised to become the solicitor general if confirmed on Thursday by the Senate.
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Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times. More about Devlin Barrett
If confirmed, Stanley Woodward would join a number of other former lawyers for President Trump who have been selected to key law enforcement positions.
Stanley Woodward represented Walt Nauta, an aide for President Trump who was charged alongside him in the classified documents case.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York Times
Devlin Barrett
By Devlin Barrett
Reporting from Washington
April 2, 2025
The Trump administration said on Wednesday that the president had chosen Stanley Woodward Jr., who has defended several key figures in his orbit, for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department.
Since January, Mr. Woodward has served as a lawyer at the White House, a reflection of the trust he developed in President Trump’s inner circle during a tumultuous period in 2022 and 2023 when Mr. Trump faced multiple criminal investigations and prosecutions. He rose to prominence representing Mr. Trump’s personal aide in the investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office.
If the Senate confirms him as associate attorney general, Mr. Woodward will oversee a number of important parts of the department, including civil litigation, civil rights, antitrust, tax and environmental work. Historically, the associate attorney general also plays a major role in formulating department policy and coordinating with the White House. He would also become the department’s chief officer overseeing lawsuits involving the Freedom of Information Act.
Mr. Woodward would join a department already dominated by senior officials who previously served as lawyers for Mr. Trump, including Attorney General Pam Bondi; the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche; and the principal associate deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III. D. John Sauer, who represented Mr. Trump before the Supreme Court, is poised to become the solicitor general if confirmed on Thursday by the Senate.
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Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times. More about Devlin Barrett